Comments on: Hey, the cloud took all my data! http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/09/hey-the-cloud-took-all-my-data/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:59:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/09/hey-the-cloud-took-all-my-data/#comment-341062 mathewi Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:52:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/09/hey-the-cloud-took-all-my-data/#comment-341062 That's true, Jeff. Thanks for the comment. That's true, Jeff. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Jeff Schmidt http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/09/hey-the-cloud-took-all-my-data/#comment-341061 Jeff Schmidt Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:57:53 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/09/hey-the-cloud-took-all-my-data/#comment-341061 on the flip side - I bought a new laptop monday, downloaded my gmail contents into a local mail app. i had to return the laptop because of the fan and forgot to wipe the data. <br><br>seems either way - data is always at risk to carelessness. on the flip side - I bought a new laptop monday, downloaded my gmail contents into a local mail app. i had to return the laptop because of the fan and forgot to wipe the data.

seems either way - data is always at risk to carelessness.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/09/hey-the-cloud-took-all-my-data/#comment-341060 mathewi Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:31:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/09/hey-the-cloud-took-all-my-data/#comment-341060 I agree, Matthew -- all it takes is one disaster to make you think<br>hard about backups. I agree, Matthew — all it takes is one disaster to make you think
hard about backups.

]]> By: Matthew Gallant http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/09/hey-the-cloud-took-all-my-data/#comment-341059 Matthew Gallant Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:27:34 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/09/hey-the-cloud-took-all-my-data/#comment-341059 I'm a nut for backups, I have a local copy of all my music/e-mail/photos on my laptop, which I back up once more onto an external hard drive once or twice a month. It only takes one hard drive crash in which you lose data to make you think twice about these things. Fool me once... I'm a nut for backups, I have a local copy of all my music/e-mail/photos on my laptop, which I back up once more onto an external hard drive once or twice a month. It only takes one hard drive crash in which you lose data to make you think twice about these things. Fool me once…

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